8:40/8:50/8:27/9:10
I posted my splits because I invited my daughter to run with me. She's getting serious about soccer and I've been teaching her what I understand about conditioning/interval running/aerobic capacity, etc. First she was reluctant/lazy to go. She wants to do the work, but she lacks the self-motivation as of yet. Anyway, we got out there and I can tell that she's out to punish me; mad I'm making her run, and wanting to show me she's a faster runner. She taunts me with the 7:34 mile she ran to earn her Presidental Physical Fitness Award. She tooled through the splits on my Garmin from the Marathon on Saturday and said "you ran a bunch of nine-and- a- half and ten minute miles? I could do better than that" and so forth. Of that I have no doubt, but for the first time in my life--she lit a small competative fire in my heart because I wasn't about to let a novice 13 year old runner show up her mommy on the second or third round. So I kept her pace and told her what I know about form (head up, soft hands/elbows back-midline, midsole strike). After talking to her about 100 yard sprint repeats and Yasso's and Fartleking she watned to sprint. So I gave her a 400 yard measure and cut her loose. In the end she was really happy she came-- and I was suprized how easy it was to run with her (and how NOT sore I am after running a marathon on Saturday). I will NEVER get over the 17 miles I ran at the Squaw Peak 50. That was the hardest thing I have ever done to date besides qualify for Boston. But it was fun to be with my girl. I'm proud of her. She's a good girl. | 